The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Life of the Prophet
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began to enter its fold in large numbers. Eventually
within a mere two years, the number of Muslims
increased enormously.
Now, two years after the signing of this treaty, the
Quraysh of Makkah committed an act of aggression
against an ally of the Prophet, and in so doing
violated the Hudaybiya treaty. After this incident
the Prophet announced that the peace agreement
had been repealed. Later, along with ten thousand
of his companions, he left for Makkah. It is worth
noting that there were only fourteen hundred
Muslims to accompany the Prophet on his earlier
journey to Hudaybiya, whereas on the present
journey his companions numbered ten thousand.
Faced with this strength in numbers, the Makkans
found themselves helpless. Therefore they conceded
their defeat without any resistance. Makkah was
thus conquered in 8 A.H. without any armed
encounter.
The Makkan idolaters had formerly put up severe
resistance to the Prophet of Islam. They had even
planned to kill him. They had contrived to involve
him in many battles and had many heinous crimes
